Cooper Films

  • Filmmaker Update

    Bite Size Halloween: Behind the Short Films of 2021

    Get in the mood for Spooky Season with our behind-the-scenes look at 20th Digital Studio's Bite Size Halloween - 18 genre shorts screened as part of Hulu's Huluween programming.

  • News

    Oscars Short Films 2026: Key Dates & Rule Changes

    With The Academy recently unveiling the timeline and announcing several rule changes for the 98th Academy Awards, we break down the key updates - especially those impacting the short film categories.

  • Interview

    Q&A with Sundance Filmmaker Nick Paley (Andy & Zach)

    Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.

  • Article

    Fashion Film Roundup Pt. 1: Scorcese, Miller, Lynch & Ritchie

    The assault that the city of New York has been under for the last week, perpetrated by 5'11, birdlike amazons, garbed in freakish war paint and extravagant, yet bizarrely soft battle armor, is now over. I speak of course of Fashion Week New York which ended yesterday, one of the 4 international fashion weeks which rule the industry and establish the direction the fashion world will take in the coming year.

  • Festival

    A S/W-Centric Guide to Encounters 2020

    With UK's leading short film festival forced online, we dive into the Encounters 2020 programme and take a look at what the festival has to offer this year - including some new films from some old S/W favourites

  • S/W Awards

    The Short Awards 2024: The Nominees

    With award season upon us, it's time for our annual Short Awards. Check out the 15 nominated films and even vote for your favorite - in our Audience Choice award.

  • SOTW

    TOP TEN SHORT FILMS OF 2017 - Chelsea Lupkin

    Chelsea Lupkin / NYC Contributor / @chelsealupkin2017 was the year that I couldn’t shut up about short films. There may have been major Hollywood features and awesome Netflix series vying for my attention, but short films took the proverbial cake for me.

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